Microsoft MSN Messenger allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a plaintext message containing the ".pif" string, which is interpreted as a malicious file extension and causes users to be kicked from a group conversation. NOTE: it has been reported that Gaim is also affected, so this may be an issue in the protocol or MSN servers.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This vulnerability has a 16.44% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.